Opening Your Business in a Pandemic

Here we are in the middle of a Pandemic the likes of which have not been seen in almost a hundred years. People are wanting to re-open their business; people are wanting to get back out and back to normal. How do you know if your business is ready to re-open?

Well that isn’t an easy question to answer but there are resources here in Minnesota on what are the basics. MN DEED is a great source of information. They have separate sections for both employees and employers to help guide them. Of course keep in mind that this is a constantly changing and evolving situation so things are likely to change on a daily or weekly basis.

What are the things to consider when re-opening your business. Well besides what the official guidelines might be the main consideration should as always be the safety of your customers and employees. If you can’t provide a safe environment for your customers and employees you shouldn’t be open.

Here is some information that might be of assistance to you. These are templates created by the State of Minnesota to guide businesses on re-opening as of April 27 2020.